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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: longnshort who wrote (21772)	2/26/2008 10:32:40 AM
From: Ann Corrigan	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 224657

That must've been a bummer for the 3 slaves in the north.

To: longnshort who wrote (21772)	2/27/2008 5:32:23 AM
From: Bearcatbob	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 224657

"The EP only freed the slaves in the south(so they could cause trouble) NOT the slaves in the North, which Lincoln controlled. Now you tell me why he authorized it ." Lincoln initially freed the southern slaves due to limitations of the constitution. Freeing southern slaves was justified on military grounds. Missouri, Kentucky and Maryland were slave states that remained in the union and Lincoln did not want to drive them out. Slavery was a legal institution and Lincoln was restricted in what he could and could not do. The Emancipation Proclamation made it clear though where he was going and helped the Union gain the high ground on the issue.